U.S. Army Pershing Weapon System

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Автор: Collective

Название: U.S. Army Pershing Weapon System

Издательство: Martin Marietta Corporation

Год: 1969

Формат: PDF

Страниц: 12

Язык: English

Размер: 14 MB

Designed to replace the Redstone, the Pershing I, 1a and II missiles served for three decades as the U.S. Army’s primary nuclear-capable, theater-level weapon. A solid-fueled, two-stage missile capable of Mach 8.0 flight, Pershing I first flew in 1960. Three years later, three missile battalions deployed to West Germany. Pershing I’s solid-fueled design offered much greater flexibility and safety than Redstone, and much faster launch response. While Redstone required up to twenty fuel and support vehicles, the Pershing system featured only four. The most important was the transport erector launcher (TEL), which transported the missile and guidance sections, and a carrier that transported the warhead.